A new exhibit at the Estes Park Museum, Awakening Stories of Ancient Bison Hunting, explores bison hunting as it was practiced for thousands of years by Native Americans occupying territory in the plains and mountains. The public is invited to a free exhibit opening reception on Friday, February 4 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Estes Park Museum, located at 200 Fourth Street. During the reception, guests may ...

The Community Corner Café’ (C3) is building up a head of steam in more ways than one. Anyone who would like to get in out of the cold and join the crowd for an evening of good food and good company without cost should come to Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church (SMLC), 2000 Ptarmigan Trail, Friday evenings between 4:30 and 6:30. The reservation tickets for a “ride” in the dining car can be picked up f ...

Sometimes the road is empty, Sometimes the weather is bad, But the work goes on with the Best volunteers to be had. A dedicated crew of volunteers has rebuilt one of the treasures of Big Thompson Canyon, the handicapped fishing area! The area features a 160 foot long wheelchair ramp which leads to a large lower landing with three wheelchair accessible fishing piers that extend to the edge of the water. Ther ...

The Estes Park real estate market has been afforded a unique opportunity to showcase a select property on a national television program. Christian Collinet, broker/owner, of First Colorado Realty in Estes Park was contacted by Ranch and Resort TV to highlight a significant, historic property on their TV show. Collinet selected the historic Overlook Ranch located on Devil’s Gulch road, owned by long-time res ...

In the past three weeks, there have been at least three known kills by mountain lions in the Estes Valley. Local CDOW volunteer and mountain lion researcher Jayne Zmijewski monitors these kills and even sets up motion detector cameras near the carcasses and has recently caught these amazing images of the cats eating their prey with her cameras. These photos are proof that we share our community with these l ...

The holiday season is a great time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. In addition to beautiful scenery, wildlife viewing and a variety of winter recreational activities to do on your own, some fun activities with park rangers are offered. Rocky Mountain National Park has a calendar full of fun family activities for the holidays. On the east side of the park: Winter Storytime-December 26 through January ...

Saturday, Dec. 18th This year’s annual Tiny Tots with Santa at the American Legion celebrates fifty-four years of children sitting on Santa and Mrs. Claus’ laps, whispering their special Christmas wishes. The event was started by June Bartlett Legion Auxiliary President in 1956. Throughout the years, thousands of children have visited Santa at the American Legion Post 119 in Estes Park. The Legion is now on ...

With yet another honor to its credit, Estes Park’s Rooftop Rodeo has earned a place among the country’s rodeo elite. The Rooftop Rodeo has been named the “Best Small Rodeo” in the nation by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) for the third consecutive year. This prestigious honor was presented to the Rooftop Rodeo Committee at the PRCA National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and Convention in Las Vegas la ...